Bearn-class carrier

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Class overview
Operators:  Sieuxerr
Preceded by: Bourgogne
Succeeded by:
Built: 1917-1924
In service: 1924-1969
Planned: 2
Completed: 2
Retired: 2
General characteristics
Type: Aircraft carrier
Displacement: 24,000 t
Length: 215 m
Beam: 30 m
Draught: 8.7 m
Propulsion:
  • 60,000 kW
  • 8 × water-tube boilers
  • 4 × propellers
  • 2 × rudders
Speed: 30 knots (55 km/h)
Range: 6,000 nm (11,000 km)
Complement: 900 enlisted + 900 aircrew
Armament:
  • As commissioned:
  • 8 × single 138.6 mm naval guns
  • 6 × single 75 mm AA guns
  • 8 × single 8 mm machine guns
  • 1939:
  • 4 × single 138.6 mm naval guns
  • 6 × single 75 mm AA guns
  • 8 × twin 37 mm AA guns
  • 10 × twin 25 mm AA guns
  • 1943:
  • 6 × single 130mm dual-purpose guns
  • 4 × twin 90 mm AA gun
  • 8 × twin 37 mm ACAD AA gun
  • 10 × twin 25 mm AA guns
  • 1956:
  • 8 × single 130mm dual-purpose guns
  • 8 × twin 57mm AA gun
Armor:
  • Belt: 90 mm (3.5 in)
  • Deck: 30 mm (1.2 in)
  • Gun turrets: 20 mm (0.79 in)
  • Bulkheads: 90 mm (3.5 in)
  • Conning tower: 20 mm (0.79 in)
Aircraft carried:
Aviation facilities: 2 lifts